December 2010
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America in Decline: Why Germans Think We're Insane →
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And to All a Good Night
ohbygolly:
It’s over. It’s finally over. Santa is packing up his sleigh as we speak and his Head Helper is at home by the tree composing this final installment of Oh By Golly.
The motivation behind this project was to channel my job-related emotions through a tangible outlet. In that sense Oh By Golly has served its purpose. Having previous experience as Santa’s Helper, I knew that surviving...
Anarchy in the Streets? →
hipsterlibertarian:
Getting rid of traffic rules apparently increases safety and courtesy.
China disagrees.
Living the Dream
ohbygolly:
I spent four years at a well-reputed university writing philosophy papers on Hume, giving Spanish oral presentations on the Franco regime, and studying abnormal psychology. I graduated with ‘high distinction’ with a BA in Philosophy, a BA in Spanish, and a minor in psychology and my GPA was a hair shy of 4.0.
Why did I try so hard, you might ask. Well, I had my sights set on becoming...
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US v EU economic philosophies
I sent this as a reply to someone on Tumblr, but I feel like sharing it with my followers as well:
With all the US vs EU debate on your ask box, I thought I might throw this in there: EU: $16.4 trillion USD GDP / 500 million persons = $33,000 GDP per capita US: $14.1 trillion USD GDP / 300 million persons = $46,000 GDP per capita If you’re using GDP only as a measure of which...
'Twas the Weekend Before Christmas
ohbygolly:
Partly due to last weekend’s ‘Snowmageddon’ the suburbanites came out in droves this weekend. The lines for Santa we’re exceptionally long - snaking and winding around the set. In fact, lines began to form before I had even arrived to open the set 30 minutes before go-time. This job should come with the disclaimer “Not suitable for persons with clinically diagnosed anxiety or panic...
“Merry Christmas. Kiss my ass. Kiss his ass. Kiss your ass. Happy Hanukkah.”
– Clark W. Griswold, Jr. (via ohbygolly)
So apparently Julian Assange's attorney is pissed...
mattgorman:
In related news, defense attorneys lack a sense of irony.
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Sobering report details big problems with... →
What do you think would happen if someone proposed a major new government medical give away? Would taxpayers swarm the state Capitol with pitchforks and clubs? After all, we’ve learned from Medicare that these programs grow into budget busters. Right? Nope. In refusing to take responsibility for their own long-term care, Minnesotans are creating a massive government program. They have...
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“Let’s pretend it’s 1956. Congress has just passed the Interstate...”
– Should Minnesota sue Wisconsin over high-speed rail? Probably not yet | MinnPost
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OkCupid | HarryHarrison / 36 / M / Melbourne,... →
This is supposedly Julian Assange’s OkCupid profile. Last accessed in 2006. Quite the arrogant / pretentious person.
A call for help from residents of the Riverside... →
mylowercase:
An appeal from a community organizer who attempted getting into the Riverside Plaza in Minneapolis this morning, but couldn’t because of unplowed doorways, streets, and lots. I must say all roads in the cities are pretty bad, and I am sympathetic to the city workers who are out there plowing in very difficult conditions. Two feet of snow is an incredible amount of snow. I imagine...
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“The poll, conducted by Public Policy Polling, a Raleigh, N.C. organization,...”
– MinnPost - Poll: 49% tell Vikings to move to California
I’ll just leave this here.
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Obama Claims Power to Decide if Your Medicine is...
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combattant-de-la-liberte:
It’s very easy for Obamacare supporters to scoff at the whole idea that there are “death panels” ensconced in Obama’s health care power grab. But the fact of the matter is that they exist in a defacto form…
Read more: Obama Claims Power to Decide if Your Medicine is Too Expensive to be Allowed | Right Wing News
But Liberals said healthcare is a...
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Palin warns of new ‘death panels’ | CNN →
In an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, the former Alaska governor takes aim at several of the controversial commission’s recommendations, saying the cuts it proposes “implicitly endorses the use of ‘death panel’-like rationing.” Palin highlights the commission’s proposal for an Independent Payments Advisory Board, a committee, she says, that will make...
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The Two-Photo Limit: Part 1
ohbygolly:
Origins
Santa sold his soul to commercialism sometime in the mid-19th Century. Ever since he has graced product labels, turned up on catalog pages, and made public appearances in shopping malls around the globe. Years later came Kodak and the first consumer cameras. It was only a matter of time before the business of Santa photos came to fruition.
The Beauty of Digital
Fast ...
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Santa Will Return at 2:00
ohbygolly:
What you are about to read may shock you: Santa Claus is human.
It’s true. He poos and pees just like you and me. How does he make his reindeer fly, squeeze through chimneys, and bring gifts to the homes of children all over the world in just one night? The answer: magic dust. If it weren’t for the magic dust Santa would be an average Joe with an above-average sense of generosity.
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